Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery

Cedar Rapids, IA

On June 13, 2008, the Cedar River crested to its highest level in Cedar Rapids, Iowa history, 31.12 feet. The floodwaters penetrated 10 square miles or 14 percent of the city. This monumental flood impacted 7,198 parcels, including 5,390 houses, dislocated more than 18,000 residents and damaged 310 city facilities, with 1,300 structures to be demolished.

ProSource has worked locally with the city of Cedar Rapids on numerous projects related to this major flood event. These services have included:

Turnkey residential and commercial property acquisition, for the single largest CDBG funded acquisition project

Working closely with all the stakeholders including the City, community, U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA), Department of House and Urban Development (HUD) and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED), numerous policies and procedures have been developed and streamlined, easing the way for other communities dealing with similar disasters.